For more information on dark-eyed juncos, visit one of the three Moana Nursery store locations at 1100 W. Moana Ln. and 11301 S. Virginia St. in Reno and 7644 Pyramid Hwy. in Sparks.

Their white bellies and white-edged tail feathers make them easy to identify. This story was originally published October 10, 2010, 12:00 AM.

The dark-eyed junco is a medium-sized sparrow with dark gray plumage on its head, chest and upper parts that contrasts with the white belly and their white outer tail feathers.

The dark-eyed junco is actually part of the new world sparrow group and between the 15 subspecies is one of the most widespread birds in North America. Populations thrive from the Arctic to ...

Hence, the dark-eyed junco at my birdbath was the subspecies slate-colored junco. The handsome male bird has a swank, slate-gray cowl that extends to its wings and tail, with a neat trim of white ...

Chickadees might be popular as tiny birds of Christmas, but the dark-eyed junco is winter's ground soldier. Flocks of juncos, which usually nest and rear their young in conifer forests, move into ...

The dark-eyed junco, also popularly known as the slate-colored junco, is an abundant ground feeder in the winter around and under feeders. It is 6 inches from beak to tail with a wingspan of 9-10 ...

The slate colored dark-eyed junco can be spotted in Montana during the winter months. The bird has a pink bill with a white belly and white outer tail feathers.

The North American population of Dark-eyed juncos is estimated at approximately 280 million, second only to the American Robin in overall population size in North America.

Last year, 2020, on Oct. 18, with a heavy frost the snowbirds arrived in our yard. The year prior, 2019, they arrived on Oct. 15. This year the snowbirds, aka a dark-eyed junco (once known as the ...

Outdoors Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis Still haven’t taken the old Christmas tree out of the yard? Think about waiting a few more weeks, and maybe even moving it closer to your bird feeders.